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0")(00 U~t . . , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA Julv ll. 2001 ADMINISTRATION Board Retreat The Board's third annual retreat has been firmed up with the Lake Arrowhead Resort for October 10-11,200 I, By now, you should have received a letter telling you ofthe activities planned and the deadline for making your room reservations, The deadline for reservations is SeDtember 6. 2001, For planning purposes, I would like to take a little time at the July meeting to begin outlining the various topics the Board members might be interested in discussing at the retreat. Board Meeting Schedule With IBWC's selection of September 11-12,2001, as the meeting dates for the Minute 306 Symposium in Mexicali, a conflict has arisen concerning the Board's September meeting date which is also scheduled for September 12'h I would normally propose moving the meeting date back a week to September 19'h, however, many of the Board members will be participating in the Colorado Symposium in Santa Fe, New Mexico, sponsored by the Water Education Foundation, which is scheduled for September 19-20, 2001, I therefore, would recommend to the Board that we cancel the September meeting unless there is some pressing issue that needs to discuss or approve at that meeting, PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS Colorado River Water ReDort During May 2001, storage in the major Upper Basin reservoirs increased by 1,264,000 acre-feet and storage in the Lower Basin reservoirs decreased by 551,000 acre-feet. Total System active storage as of the end of May was 48,620 million acre-feet (mat) or 81 percent of capacity. which is 4,529 maf less than one year ago, June releases from Hoover, Davis, and Parker Dams averaged 18,140, 17,400 and 13,140 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively, Plarmed releases from those three dams for the month of July 2001 are 15,680, 16, I 50 and 13,190 cfs, respectively, TheJuly releases represent those needed to meet downstream water requirements including those caused by reduced operation of Senator Wash reservoir.